Wymondham Dell Bowls Club
Indoor League Rules
(revised April 2012)
1.
Rules that apply to all indoor leagues
(unless overwritten in the
specific league rules 2-13)
a) A member can only play for one team.
i)
A
reserve may play six times for any team but before playing as a reserve must be
registered with the League Secretary and pay the appropriate registration fee.
If required to play a seventh time, the reserve must advise the Club League
Secretary and will then be registered as a member of that team for the rest of
the season and can play for no other.
ii) The Team Leader is
responsible for ensuring that any reserve is correctly registered with the Club
League Secretary.
iii) A
list of official reserves will be displayed on the Notice Boards. If a reserve
is substituted for a team leader then the opposing teams must be informed to
establish a point of contact. In addition, if a team leader changes for any
reason then the Club League Secretary must be informed.
b) Teams may interchange fixtures with the
consent of their opponents.
c) Games may be brought forward, by mutual
consent of their opponents.
d) In the event of illness, inclement
weather or other reason deemed appropriate, games where reserves cannot be
found, may be postponed and rearranged by mutual consent on a rink that is
normally vacant. The team postponing the game must notify the opposition team
leader of the postponement. The team postponing the game will be responsible
for the rearrangement of the game.
e) In the event of a team failing to be present
within 15 minutes of the scheduled start time of a game and having failed to
notify the opposing team leader of a postponement and provided there are no
extenuating circumstances, then the team not present will be deducted 2 points
and 6 shots and will also be responsible for the payment of the rink fee that
would have been payable for both teams. The match will be awarded to the other
team who shall be awarded two points and given 6 shots.
f) All Indoor league games must be completed
by the 30th April unless agreed with the Club League Secretary.
g) Each league game shall consist of a
maximum of 16 ends.
h) The jack shall not be delivered after the
bell has sounded to signify the end of a session. The last end is normally the
16th. However, if the bell sounds after the jack has been delivered (i.e. is in
motion on the green) then this is the last end.
i) If, during the game, the jack is played
outside the boundaries of the rink, the end shall be replayed in the same
direction unless otherwise agreed by the skips EXCEPT that in the event of the
jack being played outside the boundaries of the rink after the end of session
bell has sounded then in these circumstances the end shall be declared dead and
not be replayed.
j) If the lead delivers the jack so that it
goes into the ditch, goes outside the boundaries of the rink or fails to reach
the minimum required length then the opposing skip shall set the mat and/or
jack at his discretion, provided that the jack is at least at the minimum
required length from the front edge of the mat as specified in the current Laws
of the Sport.
k) Skips may not visit the head after the
bell has sounded that signifies the end of the session. Staying at the head
constitutes a visit.
l) In the event of fixtures not being
fulfilled for any reason a points adjustment and rink fee penalty will be
considered by a Reviewing Committee comprising the Club League Secretary,
Ladies’ Secretary and Gentlemen’s Secretary and chaired by the Club Secretary.
m) At any time during a season, if a member
or a team is considered to be acting in an unsportsmanlike manner then this
will be referred to the Reviewing Committee comprising the Club League
Secretary, Ladies’ Secretary and Gentlemen’s Secretary and chaired by the Club
Secretary who shall take whatever action they consider necessary.
n) Promotion and relegation will be on a 2
up and 2 down basis. However the Reviewing Committee comprising the Club League
Secretary, Gentlemen’s Secretary, and Ladies’ Secretary and chaired by the Club
Secretary has the right to restructure the league as a result of an increase or
decrease in team numbers which may result in some teams not being promoted or
relegated.
o) The highest placing will be awarded
firstly on points, secondly on the greatest shot difference, and thirdly on greatest
shot average.
p) Two points will be awarded to the winning
team in each game and one point to both teams in a drawn game subject to (e)
above.
s) In a Triples
League game if one player is missing, the game must commence and proceed as
follows:-
EITHER the incomplete side shall consist of a
lead and a skip. A toss of a coin shall decide which side plays first. The two
leads will bowl their first bowl followed by the number two bowling his first
bowl. They will carry on in this order until nine bowls have been bowled, after
which the skips will bowl normally. The late bowler will enter the game in any
position, but only at the commencement of an end.
OR with the agreement of both skips, the
game may be played as three bowl pairs and the scores will be valid.
OR if there are extenuating circumstances
the game may be postponed and rearranged by mutual consent on a rink that is
normally vacant. The incomplete team
will be responsible for the rearrangement of the match.
t)
Any
game may be subject to postponement due to Nationals and/or Club Competitions. Games
so postponed are to be re-arranged by mutual agreement between the teams
involved
The
above rules apply to all Indoor leagues EXCEPT as detailed below
2)
MENS
EVENING TRIPLES LEAGUE
a) Only male members are allowed to compete
in this league.
b) If a league game coincides with an
Evening Triples knock-out fixture, the knock out fixture takes precedence and
the league game may be postponed and rearranged at a later date at a mutually
agreed time on a rink that is normally vacant. The team postponing the game
must notify the opposition team leader of the postponement. The team postponing
the match will be responsible for the rearrangement of the game.
3)
VETERANS
TRIPLES LEAGUE
a) Only male members are allowed to compete
in this league.
b) The Minimum age of entry for all players
is 55 years as at 1st September in the year the League commences.
c) Teams will play as drawn by the Club
League Secretary.
d) Members of other teams may be used as
reserves
4)
MIXED
PAIRS LEAGUE
a) A team shall consist of one male and one
female player.
b) New entrants to this league will normally
be via the lowest division. An exception may be made by the Club League
Secretary if a team joins after the League has commenced for a particular
season.
5)
SUNDAY
MORNING TRIPLES LEAGUE
a) Only male members are allowed to compete
in this league.
b) Any reserve must be registered with the
Club League Secretary. However a registered member of any other Team in the
League may also be used as a reserve
6)
MIXED
AFTERNOON TRIPLES LEAGUES
a) Teams may comprise any mix of men or lady
members.
b) Games will normally be played on the day
allocated to the League but the Club League Secretary reserves the right to
schedule games on other days
7)
SUNDAY EVENING
OPEN PAIRS LEAGUE
a) Teams will be a pair comprising any
combination of men or ladies
b) There are no restrictions on reserves,
except they must be registered with the Club League Secretary and not be
registered members of other teams.
c) Games will be played at 18.00 on a Sunday
but the Club League Secretary reserves the right to schedule games at other
times on a Sunday
8)
WEDNESDAY
EVENING MENS PAIRS LEAGUE
a) Only male members are allowed to compete
in this league.
b) There are no restrictions on reserves,
except they must be registered with the Club League Secretary and not be
registered members of other teams.
c) Games will normally be played on a
Wednesday but the Club League Secretary reserves the right to schedule games on
other days
9)
EVENING
TRIPLES KNOCK OUT COMPETITION
a) All games up to and including the
quarter-finals shall be played over sixteen
ends, and under the rules governing the Men’s Evening Triples League, EXCEPT
that in the event of the final scores being tied, an extra end shall be played.
If the scores are still equal after the extra end has been played, then the
next scoring bowl in that extra end shall determine the winner. Teams playing
in the late session who are severely delayed by such an occurrence have a
choice of the following options:-
i)
Wait
for the rink to become free and then play to the end of session bell or for two
hours as agreed before the game commences.
ii)
Change
to another rink if available.
iii)
Postpone
the game but arrange a new date and time and inform the Club League Secretary
b) The semi-finals and final will be played
over eighteen ends (over two sessions) and will be played in accordance with
the current Laws of the Sport of Indoor Bowls. In the event of the final scores
being tied, an extra end or ends will be played until the winner is decided.
Reserves may be used, but starting with the quarter-finals, can only play for
one team.
c) All games are to be played on a fixed
date and time as determined by the Club League Secretary but may be played at
an earlier date & time, on a rink that is normally vacant, by mutual
agreement but subject to Law 2(b)
d) All teams entered in the Men’s Evening
Triples League and the Ladies Evening Triples League will be entered
automatically
10)
CHRISTMAS
TRIPLES LEAGUE
a) Teams may comprise any mix of men or lady
members.
b) There are no restrictions on reserves,
except they must be registered with the Club League Secretary and not be
registered members of other teams.
c) All games must be played by 31st
January
11)
SUMMER
INDOOR PAIRS LEAGUES (Wednesday & Thursday mornings)
a) Teams will be a pair comprising any
combination of men or ladies
b) There are no restrictions on reserves,
except they must be registered with the Club League Secretary and not be
registered members of other teams.
c) All games must be completed by 31st
August unless otherwise agreed with the Club League Secretary
12)
LADIES
EVENING TRIPLES LEAGUE
a) Only lady members are allowed to compete
in this league
b) If a league game coincides with an
Evening Triples knock-out fixture, the knock out fixture takes precedence and
the league game may be postponed and rearranged a later date at a mutually
agreed time on a rink that is normally vacant. The team postponing the game
must notify the opposition team leader of the postponement. The team postponing
the game will be responsible for the rearrangement of the game.
13) LADIES AFTERNOON TRIPLES LEAGUE
a) Only lady members are allowed to compete
in this league
b) No games are to be postponed except when
two members of the team are playing in:-
a
a National Competition.
c) Any game so postponed must be rearranged
by mutual consent on a rink that is normally vacant. The team postponing the game
must notify the opposition team leader of the postponement. The team postponing
the game will be responsible for the rearrangement of the game.
d) Skips may visit the head only TWICE
during a game and not after the end of session bell has sounded. Staying at the
head constitutes a visit
e) There are no restrictions on reserves
except they must be registered with the Club League Secretary
f) In the event of illness games must not be
postponed but reserves used
g) Only 3 members may be registered for any
Team
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For all rules, common sense should
prevail.
Any disputes must be referred to the Club
League Secretary in writing and will then be referred to a Reviewing Committee
comprising the Club League Secretary, Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Secretaries and
chaired by the Club Secretary whose
decision on the resolution of such dispute shall be final.